How long have we heard rumblings about The Matrix: Resurrections? I kinda quit keeping track, because like everything in the past almost-two years, it's gotten pushed back and rescheduled and pushed back and rescheduled. And now look. The moment has finally arrived. What can I say about this movie that won't completely ruin it for … Continue reading The Matrix: Resurrections (Mostly Spoiler-Free)
Being the Ricardos (Frank Analysis With A Few Spoilers)
OK, when I first heard about Aaron Sorkin's new film, Being the Ricardos, I hesitated, particularly when I found out Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem were playing Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz--they're not the first people who come to mind when I picture a Lucy-Desi biopic. I don't picture anyone in a Lucy-Desi biopic because I don't … Continue reading Being the Ricardos (Frank Analysis With A Few Spoilers)
Reading Rarities: The Fun Of It
2022 will be the eighty-fifth anniversary of Amelia Earhart's mysterious disappearance at the tail end of her around-the-world hop. Nowadays, this part of her life garners most, if not all the attention because we want to know what happened, and it's totally understandable. Eighty-five years is a long time to be in suspense (I have … Continue reading Reading Rarities: The Fun Of It
One Month Until the Odd Or Even Blogathon!
Ah, the end-of-the-year rush. It feels as if Gill and I just announced the Odd Or Even Blogathon, and here we are with a month to go until its commencement. Have you signed up yet? I know some people may have found our initial rules confusing, but hopefully that's all fixed and more people can … Continue reading One Month Until the Odd Or Even Blogathon!
Christmas Movies Are All the Same (And I’m Still Here For It)
Christmas is in less than a week...can you believe it? I can't. And it's hard to believe 2021 is almost over. I'm not going to make any predictions about 2022. I tried that with 2021 and it was still a roller coaster, although not as much as 2020. It's probably safer to just see what … Continue reading Christmas Movies Are All the Same (And I’m Still Here For It)
Pierce Brosnan, Diamond Thief
Bond. James Bond. Oh, wait... Pierce Brosnan is quite the elegant actor, whether he's Bond or not. I remember watching him when he was on Remington Steele and when he was a perfect Phileas Fogg in the Around the World In 80 Days miniseries. And of course, no one who's seen it can forget his Stuart Dunmeyer … Continue reading Pierce Brosnan, Diamond Thief
My Favorite Moments From “It’s A Wonderful Life”
Few movies, holiday or otherwise, are as iconic as 1946's It's A Wonderful Life, and I'm not going in for hyperbole here. We see this thing everywhere. It's parodied, excerpted, tributed, shown in the background in various languages (looking at you, Home Alone 2) and we know it like green bean casserole or Mom's sugar cookies. … Continue reading My Favorite Moments From “It’s A Wonderful Life”
A Date And A Movie Which Live In Infamy
The attack on Pearl Harbor happened eighty years ago today. Eighty years ago, America discarded its temporary neutrality and entered the war in a dramatic fashion, although we weren't exactly prepared. And yet few movies have been made about the actual event, beyond Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) and Michael Bay's awkwardly inaccurate 2001 boom-fest. Most of … Continue reading A Date And A Movie Which Live In Infamy
Hanging Out With Felix Bressart
Felix Bressart was a familiar face on the big screen in the nineteen-forties. Affable, supportive, and a little goofy, Bressart was typically cast as the friend, the co-worker, the genius, sometimes the buffoon, or maybe a combination of all of those, but whatever shoes he landed in, he was always a welcome sight. Bressart was … Continue reading Hanging Out With Felix Bressart
King Richard (Not Too Many Spoilers)
The thing with biopics is that a lot of them tend to pack in too much of the subject's life and not go all that deeply. In the case of King Richard, the focus is mostly on Richard Williams, father and coach of Venus and Serena Williams. The movie's span is short, starting around the early … Continue reading King Richard (Not Too Many Spoilers)
And Now We Are Six
And here we are again. Hard to believe, isn't it? 2021 has gone by in a blur. To be honest, I wasn't sure what to do with this post because six is one of those underrated numbers when it comes to anniversaries, maybe because we humans like marking milestones in intervals of five and ten. … Continue reading And Now We Are Six
Page To Screen: The NeverEnding Story
I don't know about anyone else, but one of my favorite movies as a tween was 1984's The NeverEnding Story. Jolly pink Luckdragons. Racing snails. Cute young warriors. A geeky kid who loses himself in a book. And we can't forget that cool earworm of a theme song by Limahl and Beth Anderson, the latter of … Continue reading Page To Screen: The NeverEnding Story
Taking Up Room 